Q2 EPS Estimates for Landstar System Cut by Zacks Research

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Landstar System in a report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $1.51 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.67. The consensus estimate for Landstar System’s current full-year earnings is $6.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Landstar System’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.69 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group boosted their price target on Landstar System from $184.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Landstar System from $164.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Landstar System from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Landstar System from $184.00 to $177.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Stephens reduced their price target on Landstar System from $190.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $170.40.

Landstar System Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of LSTR stock opened at $159.79 on Friday. Landstar System has a twelve month low of $157.99 and a twelve month high of $196.86. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $173.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.57. The company has a quick ratio of 2.21, a current ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.95 and a beta of 0.83.

Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.04). Landstar System had a net margin of 4.07% and a return on equity of 19.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Landstar System

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wesbanco Bank Inc. increased its stake in Landstar System by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 2,888 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $545,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in Landstar System during the 3rd quarter worth $378,000. Cardinal Capital Management grew its stake in shares of Landstar System by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cardinal Capital Management now owns 21,534 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $4,067,000 after acquiring an additional 1,655 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Landstar System by 64.4% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,774 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $327,000 after purchasing an additional 695 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of Landstar System by 3.0% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 150,764 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $28,475,000 after purchasing an additional 4,345 shares in the last quarter. 97.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Landstar System Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Landstar System’s payout ratio is 26.09%.

About Landstar System

Landstar System, Inc provides integrated transportation management solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Transportation Logistics and Insurance. The Transportation Logistics segment offers a range of transportation services, including truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, intra-Mexico, intra-Canada, project cargo, and customs brokerage, as well as offers transportation services to other transportation companies, such as third party logistics and less-than-truckload services.